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FCA Questions Metro Bank Managers On Misreporting Allegations
September 17, 2019

Metro Bank senior managers are being grilled by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about a misreporting scandal that caused stock values to fall in excess of 80 percent, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Banks Scrapping Regulators For Friendlier OCC Oversight
September 17, 2019

An increased number of banks are swapping their own regulators for oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Lawsuits Likely In Aussie Bank Probes
August 19, 2019

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is just weeks away from filing lawsuits against the country’s biggest banks, as the regulator increases its active investigations, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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OCC Beefs Up Banking Oversight
July 31, 2019

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced that it’s going to realign about 150 staff members in two new units, the organization said in a press release.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Pro-Pot SAFE Banking Act Hits Roadblock In US Senate
July 23, 2019

Among the main stories in payments in recent months has been the increasing push to reform federal banking laws so that legal cannabis retailers can move away from their cash-based businesses and move further into the world of the digital payments. Get the Full Story...

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UK Watchdog Orders Barclays To Improve SMB Treatment
July 08, 2019

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is ordering Barclays to improve its treatment of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) after the financial institution reportedly admitted to initially failing to change practices to comply with CMA requirements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Trump Makes Two New Nominations To Fed
July 03, 2019

President Trump has made two new nominations to the U.S. Federal Reserve. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Deutsche Bank Auditors Found AML Process Weaknesses
June 10, 2019

Internal auditors at Deutsche Bank found weaknesses in anti-money laundering processes resulted in checks and high-value electronic payments being processed without undergoing the proper vetting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Token CEO: Why Open Banking Is Really ‘Closed Banking’
June 10, 2019

Open Banking is brand new, but maybe not. Token.io Limited CEO Steve Kirsch tells Karen Webster that there are limitations with PSD2 amid a lack of API standardization. There’s precedent in the World Wide Web when it comes to having the most open protocols in accessing financial...